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4 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

Higher salaries in Laos? 

Laos is seriously under developed.

 

Currently, the minimum salary in Vientiane, and as a matter of fact in whole Laos, was established by the government and became effective as of April 1st 2015 at the rate of 900.000 KIP, which translates into roughly 111 US dollars, considering the exchange rate in May 2016.

It is one of the lowest minimum salaries in the ASEAN region, only losing to Myanmar, which has a very problematic economy due to its recent history.

http://checkinprice.com/average-and-minimum-salary-in-vientiane-laos/

Depends on what you're doing. Teaching pays better than Thailand for the most part. I have 18 contact hours a month and clear $2200 plus paid vacation and health coverage. 

16 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Maybe your spending to much on whores and booze ? 

Nah, they're cheap here. 

What is your reason for such an outrageous overstay? 

I've made my opinion quite clear on this.

I'm not sure if this is lazy, biased, duplicitous reporting or merely an envelope that was a little too light for grasping hands.

By all the Gods in all the heavens what the heck is wrong with sheeple today?

23 minutes ago, mommysboy said:

He is an overstayer pure and simple and it wouldn't really matter if it was VOA, tourist, or non resident visa. So tightening up rules really isn't going to stop overstayers- nothing can really.  He wasn't doing visa runs- that actually was the problem!! 

 

I'm a bit confused myself about what you are doing- working in Laos but travelling frequently/ living in Thailand?.  If this is correct then  I imagine that your pattern of behaviour does unfortunately mirror that of some altogether more dangerous characters than our German friend.

Rest at ease, brother. I do not live in Thailand, I live in Laos. I go over to Thailand shopping with my wife perhaps every 3 months. We also visit family then as my wife's mom was Thai. I have no desire to live in that country. It has good and bad points, as all places do. However, it's way too busy and loud for me. I like the quiet and peacefulness of Laos, although it's getting busier since I came a dozen years ago.

As well, tightening up rules would most assuredly stop, or at the very least seriously curtail, overstayers. For example, throw them in prison! 10X the length of your overstay would do the trick I am sure. No exceptions of course. Looks like old Eugen would be carried out on a gurney. Too bad, so sad, don't overstay in your next life.

16 hours ago, Ks45672 said:

Let's be honest, any serious teacher would be in somewhere like South Korea making real money

 

The ones here are mostly Degens who couldn't survive in the real world  and are here for the cheap beer and pu$$y

Really? I worked in Korea for 6 years. I also taught in China, which also has the aura of being a place to make 'real money'. Both ideas ring hollow.

Wages and benefits have dropped significantly since I was in Korea. Whereas when I first arrived there the minimum starting wage was 2.2 million Won (US$2200) with a free furnished apartment, return airfare and 22 days paid vacation; whilst now starting wages are around 1.8 million Won with 400,000 towards an apartment (you usually pay key money) less vacation and airfare (which is not paid upfront but refunded to the cheapest way possible, who cares if you wait 12 hours in an airport). Plenty of nubile women looking for a falang there as Korean men seem to be stuck in the 50's mentality. (1850's!)

Note that I went to Korea in 2005. The cost of living has skyrocketed since then.

I teach in Laos now. Clear US$2200/month with 3 months paid vacation and a health plan.

On 7/27/2018 at 10:40 AM, newatthis said:

My confusion is your blaming miscreants like this German for a change in immigration policy.

He and his ilk, along with the continuous stream of people using visa runs to extend what is a 90 day tourist visa as a means of unlimited stay in the LOS, have caused the change in Thai Immigration policy.

I read the letter that was sent to the international school where I worked from the Thai Embassy in Vientiane. We all did. There was also a proviso, suspended only for teachers at certain schools in Laos, that we must have 200,000 baht in a bank account here.

Has your confusion subsided?

13 hours ago, Monkeyrobot said:

I they gave the money the the cashier and then asked for it back would that make them Indian givers????

This would have been humourous (as well as being misplaced and a tad bigoted) if it had been written properly.

Looked like he was gonna stick his head in there for a second. Sad...it woulda much more interesting.

Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night.

You know, I gotta feel for the pickup driver. He had no chance at all of evasive action and he totaled that guy. I hope his mind's gonna be okay.

Also, what does engine trouble mean? Did his overheat light come on? Low oil pressure? Losing power? Stop dead?

If it's anything but the latter, you put your 4-ways on and get off at the next ramp. You do anything but stop, get out and check the engine. Which, I am 100% certain he could neither fix nor comprehend unless he was a trained mechanic, even then he'd be unable to fix anything.

23 hours ago, newatthis said:

Really? Are you sure??

Of course I'm sure. Whereas I had unlimited access across the border to Thailand now I have 2 trips a year. After which, I am obliged to buy an additional visa for 5000 baht which is good for 6 months.

I have friends who live in Nong Khai and cross the bridge daily. It now costs them 10,000 baht a year to see their wife and kids everyday.

What is causing the confusion here?

14 hours ago, fullcave said:

 So the father was wearing a helmet but not the children? Seems kind of selfish to me. 

Actually it's not, at least according to Thai logic, which is pretty much the same as Lao logic in many ways.

It goes like this. The most important person in a family is the one who brings in the money. Dad, in many/most cases.

If dad gets hurt/killed, the money flow stops. That's bad. If a kid gets hurt/killed, hit the sack and hump out another one.

The reality is, kids contribute nothing tangible to a household. They take.

19 hours ago, Adventra20 said:

If you believe that, you also believe in the tooth fairy!! 

And God...and Santa Claus...and The Easter Bunny...and the equality of all people...and the elites really do have the best intentions for the proletariat...and if you work hard you will succeed...and the American Dream is real...and innocent until proven guilty...and............

On 7/23/2018 at 9:30 AM, Vacuum said:

In LOS, a loan is cosidered as a gift.

Cosidered...a typo to be sure, but verily it is apropos is it not? lol.

On 7/23/2018 at 10:24 AM, orchidfan said:

China also screaming out for teachers....work visa provided and sometimes travel a nd accommodation assistance.

Salaries 4 times that if Thailand. .but it is China!

As someone who worked in China these last 4 words speak volumes. Don't do it. There's lots of woto in Laos too. It pays better than China or Thailand for the most part.

I call sexism! Why the dudes cuffed but the woman not?

Yep, me too growing up in Germany and Canada. There was also the not so subtle threat of dad when you got home if you'd been bad enough to get the strap.

Most parents these days pussy their kids so badly it's not a surprise they grow up wimps and crybabies. 

University kids needing safe spaces cuz they've been offended.

Hahahahaha.....

Wow....Where did I make a wrong turn and end up on the India forum?